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CAS-ICH 90545 Atropus atropus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Heemstra, P. C. / 29 Aug 1969 Carangidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Heemstra, Phillip C.  Field Number PCH 69-223 Date Collected 31 Aug 1969 
Continent/Ocean Indian Ocean Country Sri Lanka State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Wadge Bank; obtained at Mutwal Harbor, Colombo.
Latitude-Longitude 6.973559°, 79.858421°; uncertainty: 344823 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCoordinates at Modara harbor-also known as Mutwal. Error expanded to cover distance to Wadge Bank, India.
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